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This first grade math resource gives students structured practice in solving addition and subtraction word problems within 20. This is a tricky skill because it involves both math and reading comprehension. Your students will learn to: read and evaluate math story problemsidentify what operation is involvedsolve using a variety of strategies that represent their thinkingFEATURES:opportunities to use multiple strategiesplenty of space to show workeasy-to-read textclear primary fontsuncluttered
The Grocery Game is a highly engaging math activity that provides students with a hands-on way to practice counting money! It includes options for differentiation to meet the needs of a variety of students. Everything you need to play is included - even printable play money. WHO IS THIS RESOURCE FOR?Students learning to count sets of mixed coinsStudents learning to count sets of like coinsHands-on learners who need a more engaging way to practice this skillSpecial ed students or adults learning
These kindergarten NUMBER OF THE DAY activities will help your students develop number sense for numbers and quantities. They are designed especially to support kindergarten math standards and focus on counting and representing numbers 1 to 20. Includes: NUMBER POSTERSOne poster for each number. Includes the numeral and number word in a bold, easy-to-read primary font. These are full-page size so you can display them for your class to see what the number of the day is. NUMBER OF THE DAY WORK
Do you need an easy, eye-catching way to display your daily classroom schedule? Do your students like to know what's happening in their day? Do they constantly ask you what's coming up next? When's recess? Is it time for lunch yet? These daily classroom schedule cards: help you quickly create an easy-to-read visual schedule that lets students know what's happening throughout the school day and whengive students an easy way to find the information themselves - without asking you all day longcoor
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
If planning for centers is taking up too much time, you'll love this BIG bundle of reading task cards! It includes more than 200 cards that address reading and language arts skills at the 2nd to 3rd grade level. Task cards included in this bundle: Main IdeaAuthor's PurposeMultiple Meaning WordsSubject-Verb AgreementPlural NounsVowel TeamsParts of SpeechPrefixes and SuffixesMixed Grammar ReviewEach set includes 20 to 28 reading task cards, recording sheets, and answer keys. Several sets also inc
This is a set of reading comprehension worksheets designed for kindergarten. They have simple decodable passages with sight words perfect for beginning readers! There are four sentences per story followed by several comprehension questions. The stories slowly increase in difficulty as you move through them. The following features help build reading skills: Fluency Practice - Students are encouraged to read the text 3 times with stars to color each time they read.Picture Support - Simple illustr
Your emergent readers will love having their own books to read independently with this set of beginning sight word books! They will also get valuable practice decoding CVC words, reading kindergarten sight words in context, and writing sight words with these decodable books. FEATURES:repetitive rhyming textpicture supportcommon kindergarten sight wordsCVC word families (one per book)Tracking dots below each word to support one-to-one correspondence The preview includes a list of sight words an
Kindergarten
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading, Sight Words
This is a set of fun classroom awards for the end of the school year. They are a great way to recognize students for their hard work and positive characteristics. They are always so excited to receive their own personal award and parents love them too! WHAT YOU WILL GET:There are 30 colorful certificates in this set. Enough so that each student can be recognized with a unique award. A+ AthleteAmazing AttendanceAspiring ArtistAwesome AuthorBlue Ribbon BehaviorComputer WhizKing of KindnessQueen of
If your students enjoy doing STEM or STEAM activities, they will LOVE this set of 5 fully-planned out challenges! All five themed STEM challenges center around the story of a shipwrecked traveler stranded on a deserted island. After watching an introductory βmovie trailerβ and hearing the story of the shipwreck, students will read five of the traveler's diary entries. Each entry will challenge them to design and build something to help him survive and get back to civilization! These STEM chall
Tired of the same old main idea worksheets and boring reading comprehension passages? This no-prep resource will give your students plenty of main idea and key details practice in a new and engaging way! Includes 3 different types of activities that add differentiation and choice to your lessons that target finding the main idea and supporting details within the text. WHAT YOU WILL GET:20 main idea worksheetsDigital activitiesAnswer keysβ Check out the PREVIEW for a close look at what's includ
3rd - 4th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Elapsed time can be one of the hardest 3rd grade math standards to teach. This set provides students with much-needed practice in solving elapsed time word problems. Includes:Multiple-Choice Task CardsOpen-Response Task CardsWorksheet/AssessmentDigital activitiesβ‘οΈ No color printer? No problem! These materials are provided in both color, as pictured, and black and white versions. TASK CARDSEach task card has a short word problem that requires students to determine the elapsed time, the beginning
Main idea is something we have to teach all year. Wouldn't it be nice to have ready-to-go worksheets and graphic organizers right at your fingertips? These no-prep reading comprehension passages with questions teach students to find and discriminate between the main idea and supporting details in a hands-on and engaging way. WHAT YOU WILL GET: This resource includes two different types of worksheets to practice reading strategies (includes both printable and digital formats). 8 Reading Comprehe
2nd
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
This set of 1st grade reading passages with comprehension questions is designed to support early readers and build their understanding of text. They target both fluency and comprehension and include print and digital versions! FEATURES:short decodable passagescommon first grade sight wordslarge, easy-to-read fontthree text-based comprehension questions per storybuilt-in fluency practiceComprehensionEach decodable story has two multiple choice questions and one short response. The multiple choice
1st
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This is a set of differentiated kindergarten word problems that involve addition and subtraction to 10. They are perfect for students just learning to add and subtract. Your students will move from just finding the sum or difference in a word problem to determining the operation and writing their own equation. WHAT YOU WILL GETThis resource includes four sets of differentiated kindergarten word problems (story problems ). Each set focuses on a different aspect of problem solving. SET 1 - Stude
Understanding main idea is an essential reading comprehension skill. This set of task cards and worksheets help students learn to identify the main idea of a paragraph. Includes:Task CardsWorksheetsAnswer KeysDigital Activitiesβ‘οΈ No color printer? No problem! These materials are included in both color (as pictured) and black-and-white versions! TASK CARDSIncludes 20 task cards and a recording sheet. Each card contains a short paragraph for students to read and determine the main or central idea.
2nd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Using text features is essential for understanding informational text. This set of posters, worksheets, and assessment helps students identify, understand, and use text features they encounter when reading nonfiction passages. WHAT'S INCLUDED:β Text Features Posters / Anchor ChartsThe posters include a definition along with an illustrated example. I created them as a visual support for my own class. They hang in my room all year where students refer to them often. Includes 16 non-fiction text
Students will use common prefixes and suffixes to determine word meaning with this set of task cards. Each task card includes a word and a sentence that provides context for the word. After reading the word and sentence, student will choose the answer choice that best defines the word. There is also a second set of cards without the sentences (identical otherwise). This allows for differentiation within your classroom and also allows you to see who understands the word meanings without needing
What's the author's purpose? Persuade, Inform, or Entertain? This resource helps students learn to evaluate text to determine the author's purpose in writing. Several different activities are included so students can practice this reading skill in a variety of ways. INCLUDES:24 task cardsRecording sheetWorksheet/AssessmentDigital Worksheet with moveable piecesDigital self-checking task cardsAnswer keysβ‘οΈ No color printer? No problem! These materials are provided in both color, as pictured, and
Are you looking for a fun, highly engaging, and EFFECTIVE way to teach fact and opinion? This set of activities will teach your students how to distinguish between fact and opinion by becoming observant text detectives. You can even use it as the basis for a room transformation! This resource includes: Fact Detectives Reading CentersFact vs Opinion SortAssessmentDigital Activitiesβ Check out the preview for a closer look at all the activities you'll get! SOLVE THE CRIME FACT DETECTIVESThis activ
This is a fun math bingo game to build number sense and learn place value with two-digit numbers up to 50. Your students will practice recognizing numbers modeled with base ten blocks (tens and one) and matching them to the written numbers. This activity also builds understanding of tens and ones. The game runs itself through Powerpoint which means you don't have to call out the the cards! (Don't have Powerpoint? Don't worry! A printable option is included.) INCLUDES24 place value Bingo cards
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